Six Olympians and Paralympians honoured by Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal felicitated the sportspersons who participated in the Tokyo Olympics-2020.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal felicitated the sportspersons who participated in the Tokyo Olympics-2020.
While interacting with the Indian Contingent of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the President said that the entire country is proud of them for bringing glory to the nation.
A Tokyo 2020 statement said that the man in his 30s, employed at a Tokyo 2020 office in Harumi in Tokyo's Chuo ward, became the fourth recorded Covid-19 case
The opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympics and Paralympics could also be scaled back, Tokyo governor Koike Yuriko said.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya had said earlier this week that their priority is to secure the venues after announcing new dates of the Games.
John Coates, chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Coordination Committee, said that the IOC is working with the International Federations and relevant agencies.
The announcement from Abhinav Bindra comes in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic which has sparked fears of a global economic crisis and recession.
Notably, the quadrennial event was postponed, in view of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought the entire sporting calendar to a standstill.
Hockey India has already put in a plea to SAI, seeking longer tenures for men's coach Graham Reid and women's in-charge Sjoerd Marijne.
Abhinav Bindra, who is India's lone individual gold medallist, said that the athletes around the world were overwhelmingly in favour of the postponement.
